Self-illuminating in vivo lymphatic imaging using a bioluminescence resonance energy transfer quantum dot nano-particle

Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-59

  Kosaka, Nobuyuki ^a   Mitsunaga, Makoto ^a   Bhattacharyya, Sukanta ^b   Miller, Steven C ^b   Choyke, Peter L ^a   Kobayashi, Hisataka ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Zymera Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET); Fluorescence; Lymphatic imaging; Nanotechnology; Quantum dot

Indexed keywords

BRET-QDOTS; QUANTUM DOT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE IMAGING; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BIOLUMINESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN VIVO STUDY; LYMPH VESSEL; MOLECULAR IMAGING; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHTING; LUMINESCENT AGENTS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NANOPARTICLES; QUANTUM DOTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79951964193     PISSN: 15554309     EISSN: 15554317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.395     Document Type: Article

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